Series 3 rebuild

forgot to say, i painted the bonnet blue monday night



so tonight i fitted it, piped up the bonnet washer jets, and fitted the sound proofing

Don't squirt with the vents open at speed
Are those silver bonnet cross member supports galvanised? Look to be in very good order

Land Raver said:

Don't squirt with the vents open at speed
Are those silver bonnet cross member supports galvanised? Look to be in very good order

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haha yes will have to watch that!

and no they arent, they are just in good order, surprising seeing as it had been stored outside for years until i put it on mine one lucky find i guess

had a bit of a tinker tonight
got the new side panels in, test fitted them before i go and paint them, seems a bit of shame to rub them down and paint them, they are from a td5 in a lovely metallic green, perfect paintwork aswell!! but dont think it matches the blue







so the aluminium turned up today for the grill, so ive had a play with that, just got to file down the spikes on the grill, paint it and stick it together





and when i get a chance i think im going to make the heater grill match, < your fault johny, ur giving me more jobs!!!

grille looks fekkin mint mate and i wasnt giveing you jobs just ideas lol

johnny curt 1 said:

grille looks fekkin mint mate and i wasnt giveing you jobs just ideas lol

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but they are great ideas!! thats the problem!
yer, i think its gonna finish the front end off brilliant!!

ieuandavies said:

but they are great ideas!! thats the problem!
yer, i think its gonna finish the front end off brilliant!!

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Looks very nice but what about air flow/restrictions for cooling

i dont think itll make much difference to the airflow or cooling with that tdi engine its running coz theyre not the hottest running engines there are and that massive fan behind the grille will overcome pretty much any difference in this grille and a standard one

and in winter a lot of series and deffenders have grille baffles fitted anyway its only the pictures that dont do it justice

the firm he got it from sells offcuts of this stuff from their main production of high capacity ventilation and air filteration products such as commercial range hoods and spray boothe air conditioners i think if its good enough for that its gotta be allright for this

only had a few hours in the workshop over this weekend unfortunatly
now i really should be getting on with finishing it and do the modifications afterwards, but i just got carried away

so ive done the grill, i think it looks great, and i took the heater grill out and made that to match

ive also fitted the carpets and mats (yes carpets, i know its a series but its my series! ) stripped down the side panels ready for paint and primed the front apron

Great work.

cracking job with the grille and vent there mate

but theres only one thing wrong with it ....

i didnt do it


ill just have to concoct some other method of a front grille and fins something else to do with me perforated stainless sheet ive cut out of the side of a washing machine drum

lavely stuff

Been following this thread for a while and have just caught up with it again and just wanted to say what an amazing job you've done in such a short space of time!
One quick question i have got is where did you get the chequer plate for the inside of the doors? Did you make them yourself or buy them pre-cut to shape from somewhere?

Cheers, James.

jbsd said:

Been following this thread for a while and have just caught up with it again and just wanted to say what an amazing job you've done in such a short space of time!
One quick question i have got is where did you get the chequer plate for the inside of the doors? Did you make them yourself or buy them pre-cut to shape from somewhere?

Cheers, James.

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cheers james, im very pleased with it, not long now i hope

it was the middle of last year when i bought them but these are the ones: (i think theyve gone up in a price a bit though)


2 CHEQUER PLATE FRONT DOOR COVERS SERIES 2 / 2A | eBay

2 CHEQUER PLATE FRONT DOOR COVERS SERIES 3/3A | eBay

i didnt even know there was a difference between 2 and 3 doors untill now!

right well ive had a bit of progress this weekend, wasnt able to touch it in the week unfortunatly

i got her outside today as the weather was so nice and shes still topless



i even took her round the fields a couple of times



now this has to be one of the best views ever!



right anyway i did do some work today, i primed and put the blue on the side panels and the front apron, i painted outside aswell, first time ever!



the pictures make the paint look awful, but i was still bursting the bubbles with the roller to be fair





then i put the panels loosely on the tub





the roof is rubbed down and ready for primer i just ran out of time

that sir is a very pretty motor, she's lovely mate.

well done matey that looks ace

cheers guys, im very pleased with it!

i had an hour or so tonight after school, now its lighter later i can get more done

front apron is on


ive put the little windows in the side panels



i put ethch on the roof were the aluminium was showing





then a coat of grey primer

Nearly finished by the looks of things? You must be very proud of that - Think twice before you ever sell it - when your an old fella wouldn't it be great to have the same Landy you built as a lad. All the important bits are galvanised so she should last you alright! When your fed up of it stick it in a barn if you can afford to

thanks land raver, yes very close now, although i dont think it will ever actually be totally finished thats exactly the plan! make it last as long as possible and when i need to do it again its easy because every bolt ive put in is stainless


right had an hour again after school today

so roof is now white







i think next time i will buy some paint and use the gun rather than aerosols!!




the windows are in the side panels, just the little rubber strips to put in